This lesson investigates the collapse of civilization on Easter Island. It starts with a structured activity describing the location of the island and its physical geography using maps as source material. Some key terms are then introduced and ideally added to their glossary (if they have one). A short YouTube video is watched and a text is read providing information on the collapse of civilization, students then answer 5 questions. They then complete a table in which they explain how each different factor made life more and more difficult for people to live on the island. Finally as an extension tasks students apply the lesson learned from Easter Island to our modern day way of life and the way we are exploiting our resources.

This lesson investigates the environmental effects of cities and focuses as a case study on Mumbai specifically Dharavi.

This lesson investigates tropical & sub tropical deserts and the reasons for them being hot and dry; ocean currents, latitude, ITCZ and how different factors such as altitude and proximity to a coast affects them. This should take 2 lessons.

This lesson investigates the causes and effects of Bangkok’s congestion and also looks at solutions to the problem which the students use the internet to research. this lesson was created when I taught at an International School in Bangkok.

A look at organic vs GMO where facts are presented hopefully free from bias and then students get to make up their own minds and present them.

This lesson investigates the factors that affect farming and how a farmer can boost production to make more output.

This lesson looks at how the Thai island famous from ‘The Beach’ has been affected by mass tourism and how it has recently tried to restore its coral reefs

This takes 2-3 lesson and looks at types of weathering and factors that affect the rate of weathering.

This lesson investigates the 4 types of coastal erosion and also slumping. Concordant and discordant coasts too.

This lesson looks at what makes a country ‘developed’ or a MEDC looking at different theories. The PowerPoint title can be changed to whichever country you are teaching in, I wrote it whilst teaching in Bangkok.

This lesson investigates how plants are adapted to live in tropical rainforests, looks at the structure and has differentiated worksheets.

This lesson investigates the formation of a wave cut platform.

This lesson investigates spatial variations in development looking at China and then the UK’s North/ South divide, this lesson involves a lot of source (maps & graphs) analysis

This ;lesson investigates the causes of deforestation more generally then focuses on specific reasons with facts about the deforestation in Thailand, it then looks at the facts and finally the solutions. This would take 2-3 lessons.

An introductory lesson to globalisation; what it is, what it is caused by and brief positives and negatives.

This lesson investigates the wealthiest Indians and the reasons for their success. Graphs of GDP and the % share of wealth are analysed. The main activity involves a reading comprehension and finally students answer the inquiry question 'who is benefiting from India’s development?

This lesson involves the students researching different aspects of India to see just how diverse it is, examples, WAGOLL/ WABOLL and mark schemes are included.

This lesson investigates the pros and cons of TNCs in LEDCs and also key terms associated with the topic.